I'd suggest that you find the cheapest one that you can, say one from Walmart or Target. Why ? Because chances are that you will use it once or twice and then it will sit quietly on the patio for the rest of its life until you turn it into a planter. Unless you like your hair and clothes smelling like a smoky campfire you'll not find the thing too alluring. You'll have to have your kids take a bath or shower after sitting around the campfire or their bedsheets and pillow will stink of smoke until you wash them. The firepits that seem to get the most continual use are those that are run by clean burning gas. You can find these at the large department stores. You simply replace the propane cannister just like a propane bbq. If you do choose a wood fired pit, check your local code compliances. In many locations ( especially california and other progressive anti- pollution states) you are restricted in using wood burning appliances/ pits.

hoosier, you are definitely on the right forum, these ladies are a wealth of information and some of the nicest folks you'll ever get to know. Their good advise is always spot on and they don't seem to mind telling of their experience. I sometimes am embarrassed to ask a silly question, but they always jump in and answer me! They have gotten me thru multiple projects and I'm sure there will be more questions from me in the future! They advised me to put a layer of thinset on a manaquin, that I am still working on by the way, and my tess is adhering just fine. I don't have a lot left to finish on it but my time to work on it just doesn't seem to be there lately! Good luck on your fire pit cover, I know it will be amazing!

We suggest going with a round option for a focal point that will tie the room together. If safety is a priority, make sure the burner is UL listed, meaning it will have undergone heavy safety testing. For a simple modern look to match your outdoor room, we suggest the Stonefire gas fire pit. If you want a unique look that subtly contrasts with the brown and pulls the neutral tones from the cushions, we suggest ourCove 12" gas fire pit or 20" gas fire pit. All options come with a matching burner cover to use as a functional table. Local stores would help you find a great deal: here.

It’s got to float free, or you’ll just have it separate. Stone and steel expand and contract at different rates. You can mortar stone to stone, but you need to give the steel an expansion gap, and not try to glue or mortar it to anything. How do you plan to clean the ashes? If the insert sits in the stone via gravity, you can just pick it up and dump it in a trash bag. How do you plan to replace the insert when it rusts out in a few years? Gravity lets you just remove the old and pop in the new. There is zero good reason to try to cover the insert with more stone.